Reports say security forces have gunned down two more terrorists inside Pathankot air base which was attacked by suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) men early on Saturday. Combing operation inside the Indian Air Force (IAF) base is still on. However, the government said 4 terrorists were killed on Saturday and operation to neutralize two more is still on.

Firing between security forces and terrorists has resumed again inside Pathankot air base. At least 2 more terrorists are still believed to be hiding inside the air base. Third blast of the day was heard at around 1.00pm.

Slain Lt Col Niranjan Kumar of the National Security Guard.

One senior Army officer was killed and four jawans were injured when a grenade exploded while being defused by the bomb squad inside the air base. NSG's Lieutenant Colonel Niranjan E Kumar was killed in a grenade blast inside the air base.

Entire area has been cordoned off and top officers of several agencies are camping in the station premises to oversee the operation which is jointly being conducted by several security wings including NIA, NSG and Garud.

IAF helicopters were also seen flying over the base and nearby areas to assist ground forces in the operations.

Bodies of all four terrorists, who were killed after a day-long gunbattle on Saturday, have been found. Among the weapons recovered from them are AK 47s, mortars, grenade launchers and GPS.

Commanding-in-Chief of Western Air Command Air Marshal SB Dev will brief the media about operation at afternoon. Army, Punjab Police and officers of SPG will also be present.

NIA team from Delhi reached Pathankot and started investigating the case.

According to top Intel sources, the attack on Pathankot Air force base was planned by ISI and carried out by Jaish (JeM) fidayeens. The terrorists were Pakistani, their identities have been proven beyond doubt, they were speaking distinct Pakistani dialect. This attack was masterminded in Rawalpindi.

Few days after Prime Minister Modi's birthday diplomacy in Lahore - six Pakistani terrorists crossed over to carry out a suicide attack on the Indian soil. Dressed in Army uniform, they kidnapped Gurdaspur SP Salwinder Singh and killed a taxi driver on the Jammu-Pathankot highway on January 1. An hour later, terrorist laid siege to the air base where heavy firing erupted between Security forces and terrorists.